JADE - THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY!
62

The hooks fucking suck and make the tracks feel odd as there is no linking piece to bring the verses together. More bridges would also fix this issue. Outside of that, it's a fun enough pop album and exactly what I would expect from Jade. Her vocals are great, she just needs to perfect writing a good chorus that doesn't make the songs take a dip in quality because the potential is absolutely here.

Best songs: IT girl, Before You Break My Heart, Lip Service, Glitch, Natural at ... read more

BoA - Crazier
86

This absolute queen still making music this good so many years later

Best songs: Crazier, What She Wants, Don't Mind Me, Like I Like, Hit You Up, Healing Generation, Clockwise
Worst song: Up and Down

Rihanna - Music of the Sun
70

It got off to a wee bit of a slow start with the songs being okay but not ever going anywhere. Thankfully she locked in for the second half and delivered several bangers. A solid debut album and it makes me all the more excited to hear her discography!

Best songs: Let Me, Pon De Replay, Now I Know, Rush (with Cardinal Offishall)
Worst song: If It's Lovin' That You Want

aespa - Rich Man
32

Some cool ideas come together at the end but generally this wasn't executed very well. The potential was never realised which stops a song like Angel #48 from being as great as it should be (it's still comfortably the best on the album.)

It's a shame because the aesthetic was so intriguing, but the end result is annoying production with basic, often cringeworthy lyricism and performances that are only ever average at best. I see how this mini could've worked, but since the ... read more

NCT WISH - COLOR
65

Definitely a big step up from Poppop in terms of the boys performance, but the vocal production issues still remain. Regardless, this was a fun enough listen and shows there is some potential for NCT Wish to grow.

Best songs: Videohood, Cheat Code, Surf
Worst song: COLOR

Amber Mark - Loosies
54

it was nice but nothing else. Just another inoffensively okay ep

Best songs: A Little More, Won't Cry
Worst song: Wait so yeah

Laufey - A Matter of Time
51

Laufey is the most "not for me" artist i know of. I felt confused listening to this album because her vocals are great, the lyricism was decent and it sounds pretty: i like every aspect of this album, but the songs mostly bounced off me or left me feeling bored. I guess jazz just isn't my thing and when all those aspects come together, they don't click? I get the appeal and think it does work for who it is meant for, but that simply isn't me.

One complaint I do have ... read more

CMAT - EURO-COUNTRY
96

European pride unlocked

Best songs: Lord, Let That Tesla Crash, The Jamie Oliver Petrol Station, Take A Sexy Picture Of Me, Iceberg, When A Good Man Cries, Running/Planning, Tree Six Foive
Worst song: Janis Joplining

Skepta - Skepta .. Fred
76

Fred again's production is such a perfect fit for Skepta

Best songs: Victory Lap, Last 1s Left
Worst song: Back 2 Back

Sabrina Carpenter - Man's Best Friend
87

A huge step up from Short N Sweet across the board. The beats while being fairly unoriginal felt refreshing to hear (with the exception of "Manchild") and is a natural evolution of her sound pallete with Sabrina performing well on them. Definitely her best produced album thus far. There's not much of the signature bold 1 liners that made the previous album appealing to many, but that side of sabrina isn't one I enjoyed so I am not complaining plus her sense of humour is ... read more

Jessie Reyez - YESSIE
36

She has the worst voice i have ever heard

Best songs: TITO'S, Mutual Friend
WORST SONGS: BREAK ME DOWN, MOOD

Jon Batiste - BIG MONEY
98

I understand why the grammys love him so much.

Best songs: DO IT ALL AGAIN, AT ALL, PETRICHOR, MAYBE, BIG MONEY, LONELY AVENUE (with Randy Newman), ANGELS (with No ID)
Worst song: PINNACLE

Sabrina Carpenter - Short n' Sweet (Deluxe)
54

The highs are high, the lows are low and the mid is mid

Best songs: Juno, Please Please Please (with Dolly Parton), Bed Chem, Taste
Worst songs: Good Graces, Please Please Please

Katy Perry - Smile
92

It may not have her most memorable songs but it's easily her most consistent and best project. Not only the singles matter here. #justiceforsmile

Best songs: Champagne Problems, Daisies, Never Really Over, Not The End of the World, Smile, Harleys In Hawaii, Tucked
Worst song: Teary Eyed

BoA - My Name
64

It's solid enough but there's nothing new here to make it stand out amongst the rest of her discography.

Best songs: Stay In Love, I Got U, Spark
Worst song: Maybe...maybe not!?

Anne-Marie - Speak Your Mind
35

Never in my life have i been this drained listening to a pop album. For every nostalgic banger on this album there are 4000 horrible ballads, terrible production choices and unlistenable moments. Anne-Marie has always been one of the least interesting, most infuriating British pop artists and she's just not an engaging enough artist to make this worst. There are a couple of bangers but I would never revisit this as a whole.

Best songs: Heavy, Ciao Adios, Don't Leave Me Alone (with ... read more

BoA - Love & Honesty
86

We are so back guys. Refreshing change from her usual sound and i wouldn't be surprised if this grows on me even more.

Best songs: Milky Way, Midnight Parade, Be the one, LOVE&HONESTY, Rock With You, Shine We Are!, EXPECT
Worst song: OVER~across the time~

BoA - Shine We Are!
69

That westlife collab is fucking awful but the rest of this is good despite the sound getting tiring.

Best songs: Searching For Truth, Shine We Are !, B.I.O
Worst song: Flying Without Wings (with Westlife)

sombr - I Barely Know Her
96

I do get why the vocal production especially on "crushing" (which is saved hard by the chorus) may make people turn away, but i have loved what Sombr has brought to mainstream music this year and absolutely loved this. The singles bang and the other cuts show off some versatility in sound that Sombr pulls off well. I do hope his next album is not as overblown with the production on the vocals because as a performer he truly is a star, but even with it, this album is excellent and I ... read more

Ava Max - Don't Click Play
92

Peak year for generic pop and ava continues to be the best at it. Praying wherever her label situation goes leads her to bigger things she deserves better

Best songs: Don't Click Play, Sucks To Be My Ex, Lost Your Faith, Take My Call, Catch My Breath, Fight For Me, Skin in the Game
Worst song: Lovin Myself

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